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LI schools stunned by budget rejections in NJ
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LI schools stunned by budget rejections in NJApril 21, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com New Jersey's stunning rejection of school budgets is sending shock waves through Long Island, where educators warn that any such setbacks here could produce massive teacher layoffs an...
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Proposed Budget Gets at CM Schools ?
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Public pension costs pushing LI taxes up
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Public pension costs pushing LI taxes upApril 17, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com Long Island's school districts, already wrestling with potentially steep state aid cuts this year, also face upward of a $100-million increase in employee pension costs as they prepare bud...
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What are your school administrators making ?
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LI students earning more Regents
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LI students earning more Regents-level diplomasApril 15, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com Long Island high-school students continue to earn more Regents-level diplomas, according to the latest school "report cards" released Thursday by the State Educatio...
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Legislation seeks to pump millions into LI schools
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Legislation seeks to pump millions into LI schoolsApril 15, 2010 by JOIE TYRRELL / joie.tyrrell@newsday.com As about 19,000 teachers and school support staff statewide face potential layoffs, federal officials are looking at ways to save jobs with legislation that could pump $235 million into...
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School Uniforms yes or no ?
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I heard that the CMPTA is proposing that the school switch to school uniforms like in a private school setting. What's your Opinion on this subject
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LI school districts weigh layoffs, other cuts
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LI school districts weigh layoffs, other cutsApril 13, 2010 by JOIE TYRRELL / joie.tyrrell@newsday.com The Central Islip school district is considering laying off more than 100 teachers and other personnel. William Floyd might need to cut more than 150 positions - including more than 65 teacher...
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school elections
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when will they be announcing who is running for school board. the reason why i am asking is dave haney is saying with his financial background and his knowledge of the real way they calculate how much a tuition student is 10 times less than it should be. but to be honest, i would rather vote someone in w...
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Early Retirement Legislation proposed for teachers
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MURRAY CO-SPONSORS COST SAVINGS, EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION Assembly passes Murray’s 55/25 Early retirement incentive for teachers 131-5 Assemblyman Dean Murray (R,C-East Patchogue) announced today that the Assembly overwhelmingly approved legislation he co-sponsored allowing scho...
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State leaders look at rewarding school wage freezes
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State leaders look at rewarding school wage freezesApril 7, 2010 by JAMES T. MADORE / james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - Facing the prospect of teacher layoffs because of less money for education, some of New York's leaders Wednesday expressed interest in a New Jersey plan that gives more state ai...
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NY State loses out on Federal Aid
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Albany's failure on education reform costs millionsApril 4, 2010 by JAMES T. MADORE / james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - Fearful of angering the teachers' union in an election year, lawmakers are unlikely to remove limits on charter schools and overhaul teacher tenure so that New York has a bette...
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Port Washington teachers agree to forgo raise
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Port Washington teachers agree to forgo raiseOriginally published: March 24, 2010 9:16 PM By JOHN HILDEBRAND john.hildebrand@newsday.com Amid widespread anxiety over potential job losses, a second Long Island teachers' union has agreed to forgo a contractual raise for a year. Port Washingt...
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Tuckahoe School Superintendent Linda Rozzi resigns
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Math program at heart of turmoil in Tuckahoe School Superintendent Linda Rozzi’s abrupt resignation last spring after two of three members of the district School Board refused to offer her a contract extension set off a wave of conflict and interpersonal strife within the typically quiet school...
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Gov suspends work on all state construction projects
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Gov suspends work on all state construction projects Gov. David Paterson is suspending hundreds of current and new construction projects paid for with state funds because of New York’s fiscal crisis and the lack of a 2010-11 budget. Paterson administration officials tell The Associated Press...
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delay in state aide payments AGAIN
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Citing the state's cash crunch, Gov. David Paterson announced he is pushing back a $2.1 billion school aid payment scheduled for Wednesday. "The fact that extraordinary cash-management actions such as these are necessary underscores the dire nature of our state's fiscal circumstan...
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Assembly restores $600M of Paterson's school aid cuts
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Assembly restores $600M of Paterson's school aid cutsOriginally published: March 24, 2010 9:07 PM By JAMES T. MADORE james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - As the Assembly passed a rival fiscal plan, Gov. David A. Paterson yesterday warned of "austerity spending" because he and lawmak...
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LI school offices expect fast-rising taxes next year
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LI school offices expect fast-rising taxes next yearMarch 22, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com Long Island school superintendents generally expect a faster rise next year in the taxes that constitute more than 60 percent of homeowners' tax bills - and many say this will hap...
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Bye Bye Regents Exams
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Future of Regents exams on table Monday in AlbanyMarch 8, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com ALBANY - In the face of teachers' shocked reaction to suggestions that Regents exams might be eliminated, the head of the state Board of Regents insisted Monday there was no intent to sc...
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State Aid Cuts breakfast
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Attempted Abduction
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Good Evening, this is Dr. Donald James, Superintendent of Center Moriches Schools calling with an urgent message. This evening I was notified of an attempted abduction of one of our students. This incident occurred last night on Old Neck Road in Center Moriches. The Suffolk County Police are looki...
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Help an Eagle Scout !!!
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Center Moriches Schools budget and construction project
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Nassau, Suffolk agree on joint bids for paper, supplies
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Nassau, Suffolk agree on joint bids for paper, supplies Nassau and Suffolk officials for the first time have tentatively agreed to put out joint bids for paper equipment and other supplies in an attempt to cut costs. The tentative pact came in a conference call Friday, though both sides will have to w...
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Obama's $3.8 trillion budget a 'mixed bag' for LIers
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Obama's $3.8 trillion budget a 'mixed bag' for LIers Long Islanders and other New Yorkers would see an estimated $3 billion to help fill the $7 billion hole in the state's budget, possibly delaying layoffs and tax hikes, under the 2011 budget that President Barack Obama proposed Monday. But higher...
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Chase bank robbed in Center Moriches
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Chase bank robbed in Center MorichesJanuary 30, 2010 by GARY DYMSKI / gary.dymski@newsday.com Suffolk County police are looking for a man who walked into a Chase Bank in Center Moriches late Friday afternoon and robbed a teller of an unspecified amount of cash. Police from the major case investiga...
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Moriches Bay Little League Sign ups
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Last day to register for Baseball or Softball will be Saturday January 30th from 9 - 1pm at the Clayton Huey Elementary School Cafeteria.
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More State Budget cuts to LI Schools
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Don't waste school aid crisisJanuary 17, 2010 by E.J. McMAHON School districts on Long Island and across New York State dodged a bullet last month when the legislature rejected Gov. David A. Paterson's call for a midyear cut in K-12 education aid. But their luck is about to run out. Savvy school offic...
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Sad news to report From Center Moriches Schools
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I regretfully am reporting the Passing of one of the most beloved teachers . Mrs Loeffler who taught in the Middle School has passed away this past weekend from a long battle with cancer. The students and the entire staff are mourning this loss of one of our greatest teachers. Rest in Peace.
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Top Paid School Officials
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Study: 18 of NY's top-paid school officials work on LIOctober 8, 2009 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com Eighteen of the state's 20 top-paid school administrators worked on Long Island, according to a new study of 2007-08 data by a conservative Albany think tank that questions why...
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Feds cut $1.5M anti-drug funding from LI schools
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Feds cut $1.5M anti-drug funding from LI schools Despite sharp spikes in the number of heroin-related arrests and overdoses among Long Islanders, local education officials have been notified they will lose more than $1.5 million Islandwide next year in federal aid aimed at creating safe, drug-f...
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Letters to the editor on school budgets
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about school budgets The 2010-11 school budgets are being developed now, will be put to vote in a few months, and will most likely increase out-of-control property taxes. Now is the time to go to your school board meetings and ask board members why the community's ability to pay is not even a factor in t...
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NY weighs plan for national school test standards
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NY weighs plan for national school test standardsJanuary 9, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com Amid rising resistance to "dumbed-down" state testing, Albany officials are seeking permission to join with other states in producing what they hope will be higher-q...
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Paterson seeks schools laws changes for chance at aid
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Paterson seeks schools laws changes for chance at aidJanuary 7, 2010 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com With the application deadline just days away, Gov. David A. Paterson Thursday urged sweeping changes in school laws designed to boost the state's chances for winning up to $700...
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LI schools could take hit as stimulus runs out
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State: LI schools could take hit as stimulus runs outDecember 21, 2009 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com A new state report warns that many school districts on Long Island and elsewhere may be headed for a financial cliff two years hence, when federal stimulus money is due to stop fl...
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Teachers, school boards sue Paterson over school aid
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Teachers, school boards sue Paterson over school aidDecember 16, 2009 by JAMES T. MADORE / james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - Four education groups sued Wednesday to overturn Gov. David A. Paterson's delay of $582 million in school aid payments and STAR property-tax reimbursements owed to scho...
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Courts won't force state into insolvency
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Paterson: Courts won't force state into insolvencyDecember 15, 2009 by JAMES T. MADORE / james.madore@newsday.com ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson vowed Tuesday to prevail against a legal challenge by education groups to his delaying school aid payments and STAR property-tax reimbursements th...
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Suit targeting state aid delays expected soon
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Sources: Suit targeting state aid delays expected soonDecember 14, 2009 by JAMES T. MADORE / james.madore@newsday.com The teachers' union, school boards and other education groups are preparing a lawsuit, expected to be filed Wednesday, challenging Gov. David A. Paterson's delay of $582 mill...
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Paterson plan hits poorer school districts harder
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Paterson plan hits poorer school districts harderDecember 14, 2009 by JOHN HILDEBRAND / john.hildebrand@newsday.com Long Island's poorer school districts will get hit far harder than rich ones this week under Gov. David A. Paterson's plan to withhold $16.4 million in the region's school aid. P...
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Paterson delays $750M in payments; schools hardest hit
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Paterson delays $750M in payments; schools hardest hitDecember 13, 2009 by JAMES T. MADORE / james.madore@newsday.com With New York running out of money, Gov. David A. Paterson today delayed $750 million in state payments to school districts, cities, counties and health insurers. The reductio...
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